Research framework and agenda
The Cochrane Collaboration is a free (in NZ) online resource that brings you rigorous, independent reviews of best research evidence regarding treatment decisions. Now, selections from this service are brought to you via podcast. Read more »
- 08 Sep 2008
Claire Freeman ponders the reclaimation of derogatory terms about disability, by people with disability, and speculates on the extent to which she herself identifies with language associated with disability - particularly the language that is used in the current health science literature. Read more »
- 22 Aug 2008
One of the interesting topics at the recent Australian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine annual meeting in Adelaide (May 2008) was a whole stream of papers about cancer survivorship and rehabilitation. Given that more and more people are surviving their initial cancer diagnosis, but with ongoing disability, is this an area in which rehabilitation services should developing? Read more »
- 06 Jun 2008
Ben Goldacre's Bad Science column from the Guardian presented as a weblog. An entertaining and sometimes crazy look at the way the media (and others) misrepresent science. Read more »
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The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organisation that aims to produce and disseminate up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare. The Cochrane Collaboration libraries are now free for all New Zealanders to access through the Ministry of Health webiste... if you know where to look. Read more »
- 01 Jul 2007
This month’s interview is with Julian Verkaaik, Manager of the Burwood Academy of Independent Living (BAIL). BAIL is an independent public trust, situated at the Burwood Hospital campus in Christchurch, and established in Feb 2006. Read more »
Julian Verkaaik
